Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

My Dad just bought an 50yo house and started rebuiling. I feel like experienced in this area from my previous activities and was trying to convice my Dad to knock it down and build a new one. The house is in Europe made of solid bricks and has NO historical value.
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I did a project analysis showing advantages and disadvantages of both options favoring the option of knocking it down and building a new one. My Dad would stubbornly not listen.
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After three months of rebuilidng, ALL the problems described have shown up including statics, wet walls, wooden ceiling and others. My Dad would admit now his decision was wrong but he is keeping on rebuiling it because as he said, he already has gone too far to start it over.
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I think he should stop it and knock it down even at this point. It seems that I have a problem seeing my dad executing a stupid decision. I know it is none of my business, but just can't be seeing my closest relative to do stupid things.
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What should I do?

2007-10-31 18:33:59 · 1 answers · asked by Mick 2

2007-10-31 17:40:34 · 2 answers · asked by strad1951 1

I just moved into a new property we have central ac and the heat is used by an apollo system I guess it uses the hot water heater to heat the house well I turned the two valves that say apollo on and still no heat if anyone knows anything about this system it would help I'm a single mom and I havent the slightest knowledge on heating and ac please help its cold in here!!

2007-10-31 17:34:42 · 2 answers · asked by kiahleigh 1

Okay well my bed frame is missing one of the clamps that you put on it so that it stays together.

What is it really called and where can i get a new one?

2007-10-31 17:18:50 · 4 answers · asked by corrick_1 6

2007-10-31 16:02:24 · 7 answers · asked by wolfie 1

our condo had a leak (from the rain) and my neighbors foor and carpet got wet. now we were wondering if there is mildew growing under the carpet, and how would we know? do we have to pull it up to find out? should it be replaced? or much simpler is there a product that totally removes any unseen mildew? its a small codo and all the owners are single women so we need some advice... thanks alot

2007-10-31 15:55:39 · 4 answers · asked by vicki d 3

I have an ice machine at work, it started running water inside the machine and on the back, now it wont make ice, it's not making any noise and the repair man will cost over $500 any ideas on how I can fix this? please help

2007-10-31 15:51:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i found this ice crystals look-a-like behind my furnace and water heater heater. i removed them to see and they were dry and about 1 foot from the floor. the house is really old, water problems in the basement. i have been cleaning it out to find where the water is coming in at. i have seveal places marked. so, also what is the best thing to put on the walls to stop the leaking in ? thanks

2007-10-31 15:45:39 · 2 answers · asked by bvfarrington 1

i found this ice crystals look-a-like behind my furnace and water heater heater. i removed them to see and they were dry and about 1 foot from the floor. the house is really old, water problems in the basement. i have been cleaning it out to find where the water is coming in at. i have seveal places marked. so, also what is the best thing to put on the walls to stop the leaking in ? thanks

2007-10-31 15:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by bvfarrington 1

2007-10-31 15:33:26 · 2 answers · asked by finblock 1

The zipper on my purse got stuck today. I managed to get it unzipped because I really needed something out of it, but now I can't get it to zip. Any ideas on how to fix it?

2007-10-31 15:18:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

back in june i had central air installed in my house. they incorporated my old furnace and installed a seperate thermostat for the air and left the old thermostat for the heat. now when i use the heat, the fan doesnt shut off. i think they wired it all wrong

2007-10-31 15:09:59 · 4 answers · asked by magdeal2002 2

the person lives in houston texas

2007-10-31 15:08:45 · 7 answers · asked by gldavis_0910 1

2007-10-31 13:36:41 · 2 answers · asked by Richard M 1

About a week ago my roommate clogged the toilet but was able to plunge it and it worked normally for a couple of days. Now when we flush the toilet it fills nearly to the rim and then slowly drains, but not completely. We've tried to plunge it again and we've also tried the dish washing liquid plus hot water trick. They don't work. Any suggestions before we have to call a plumber.

2007-10-31 13:33:49 · 11 answers · asked by little_white_lies 3

What respirator filters or protective equipment can be worn to protect from arsenic if it is in the wood. We were going to cut it down and burn it or cut it down and dumpster it. I heard even cutting it is bad but its gotta be taken down sooner or later. Don't they make respirators cartridges for arsenic or no? Were can I get the wood tested to find out if it has it in it? We have no way of telling. Its like 20 years old.

2007-10-31 13:02:45 · 3 answers · asked by Italiano 2

Yellow water has recently begun coming out of the sink and the shower -- only if I turn on the hot water faucet. The house is only 2 years old. What could this be and is it safe?

2007-10-31 12:31:12 · 8 answers · asked by AtlantaGirl 2

The table mats are Leather tops and cork on the underside. (Has spilt beer caused this??) The pictures are on my site in LETTERBOX (main page) Is there anything poor WINDOWS can do??? The tables are pretty new!!!!!!

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2007-10-31 11:53:57 · 8 answers · asked by ((LOON)) 6

Given:
-10 year old basement
-putting 2x4 walls in all around to be insulated with fiberglass insulation and covered with insulating panels (pink panels 4'x8' about 1" thick), then paneling
-basement has always been dry

So, the question is, how shall I prepare the walls, putting up plastic sheeting all around the perimeter or painting on a sealing paint?
Or is it really necessary at all to put in a vapor barrier given the amount of insulation I'm using?

2007-10-31 11:46:17 · 5 answers · asked by Rick H 5

Just noticed some damp patches at the back of a built in wardrobe, All my coats at the back have mould and a leather jacket has green fur growing up the side!! What the hell happened. It wasn't there a couple of months ago. Anyone know how to grt rid of it and will i be able to use it again as i have nowhere else to put my stuff

2007-10-31 11:34:30 · 7 answers · asked by Heidi. 3

there is air stuck in the hot water system

2007-10-31 11:11:59 · 4 answers · asked by Francisco V 1

2007-10-31 11:01:07 · 2 answers · asked by christopher d 1

My apartment is old. The toilet just fills up on it's own then a while later will drain? How do I get this to stop? (Aside from calling my landlords as they are worthless).

2007-10-31 10:54:37 · 6 answers · asked by Excellante 3

I know there is alot of pressure built up while the wate main has been off. Do i open ALL faucets in the house and let them bleed before turning water main back on? DO I only do a few? Should I flush toilets before turning water main back on?

2007-10-31 10:45:26 · 3 answers · asked by craziness 1

we've lost the manual for the water heater and we can not find a reference on the web ANYWHERE of what the exact temperture is when you set the water heater on "warm". we've called Home Depot and they refer us back to the manual!

2007-10-31 10:19:19 · 3 answers · asked by libber 1

Glasses are made of Glass.

2007-10-31 09:47:42 · 6 answers · asked by mejoel 1

I have a pipe that I installed that runs from my upstairs toilet to the sewer. It is behind the insulation, and thus it will be getting very cold when winter comes. Since water will only be going through it when I flush the toilet, I was wondering if the pipe could burst if it freezes. Does the pipe need to be completely full of standing water to burst, or only has trace amounts of water left in it from flushing, will it burst? Thanks.

2007-10-31 09:39:16 · 9 answers · asked by I wanna talk to Samson 3

I have an unvented gas heater in my bedroom. I keep the window open about three inches. Is it safe to use? The heater seems to be in good shape and work well. What would be the signs of it emitting co? I have a new CO detector in the room and it has not gone off? Anyone have ggod/bad expieriences with these? Please respond We are new at this just bought house. Thank You.

2007-10-31 09:36:35 · 8 answers · asked by kokopelli4luck 1

I have some pipes that run through a part of my house that is unfinished, isolated, and unheated in the winter. Do they sell anything that I could wrap around the pipes that will warm them just enough to keep them from freezing? Like some kind of coil or something. Just looking for ideas. Thanks.

2007-10-31 09:14:48 · 9 answers · asked by I wanna talk to Samson 3

my mum hasa flat roof which has been fiberglassed over and it has started to leak can it be re roofed without taking the fibre glass of or shuold it be stripped right back to the orignal decking

2007-10-31 08:47:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous